The Drop in Centre

[Brayon]

Just now, Mikiesboy said:

My turn ... night all ... night A ..  hang in there... xoxo

Sleep Well, my Brother.

Sweet Dreams.

[Brayon]

This speaks to me tonight, and friggen spot on...

 

[Mikiesboy]

1 minute ago, BHopper2 said:

This speaks to me tonight, and friggen spot on...

 

nope xo

[MacGreg]

Good night, DiC. 

[Wayne Gray]

1 minute ago, MacGreg said:

Good night, DiC. 

Good night, Mac.  Sleep well.

[mollyhousemouse]

51 minutes ago, MacGreg said:

Good night, DiC. 

g'night Sir

[Brayon]

2 hours ago, MacGreg said:

Good night, DiC. 

Sleep Well, Mac

[Mikiesboy]

Though i've been okay, this is how life feels lately:

 

arduous    adjective | AHR-juh-wus

Definition

1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult     b : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous   2 : hard to climb : steep

 

"To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult."

 

[Thorn Wilde]

Morning, DiC!  Hope you all have a good day.

 

28 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Though i've been okay, this is how life feels lately:

 

arduous    adjective | AHR-juh-wus

Definition

1 a : hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult     b : marked by great labor or effort : strenuous   2 : hard to climb : steep

 

"To forgive is the most arduous pitch human nature can arrive at." When Richard Steele published that line in The Guardian in 1713, he was using arduous in what was apparently a fairly new way for English writers in his day: to imply that something was steep or lofty as well as difficult or strenuous. Steele's use is one of the earliest documented in English for that meaning, but he didn't commit it to paper until almost 150 years after the first uses of the word in its "strenuous" sense. Although the "steep" sense is newer, it is still true to the word's origins; arduous derives from the Latin arduus, which means "high," "steep," or "difficult."

 

Know the feeling. It's a good word.

[Wayne Gray]

Howdy, DiC.
Woke with a sore throat, and angry sinuses.  It's gonna be a fun day, fueled by coffee, DayQuil, and stubbornness.
But, I did get to see a little lady duck and her fellow splashing out in the puddle near the parking lot of work.  That was nice.

Edited April 3, 2019 by Wayne Gray

[Mikiesboy]

8 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

Howdy, DiC.
Woke with a sore throat, and angry sinuses.  It's gonna be a fun day, fueled by coffee, DayQuil, and stubbornness.
But, I did get to see a little lady duck and her fellow splashing out in the puddle near the parking lot of work.  That was nice.

Aww look after yourself! 

[mollyhousemouse]

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

arduous

adjective | AHR-juh-wus

  Definition  

1	a :	hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
	b :	marked by great labor or effort : strenuous  
2 :	hard to climb : steep

this has been my week, good word thanks for sharing

25 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

Howdy, DiC.
Woke with a sore throat, and angry sinuses.  It's gonna be a fun day, fueled by coffee, DayQuil, and stubbornness.
But, I did get to see a little lady duck and her fellow splashing out in the puddle near the parking lot of work.  That was nice.

be kind to yourself if you aren't feeling well

and also, awww on the ducks

 

[Wayne Gray]

1 minute ago, mollyhousemouse said:

this has been my week, good word thanks for sharing

be kind to yourself if you aren't feeling well

and also, awww on the ducks

 

Thanks, molly.  It'll pass.  Looking forward to getting home and crawling under a fuzzy blanket on the couch.  Have a good day.

[Wayne Gray]

21 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Aww look after yourself! 

Thanks, tim.  My coworkers are being nice to me, so that helps.

[Reader1810]

47 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

Howdy, DiC.
Woke with a sore throat, and angry sinuses.  It's gonna be a fun day, fueled by coffee, DayQuil, and stubbornness.
But, I did get to see a little lady duck and her fellow splashing out in the puddle near the parking lot of work.  That was nice.

 Hope you feel better right quick, Wayne. That sighting sounds adorbs.  

[Reader1810]

Good morning denizens of the DiC. I wish you all a great day...  

[Brayon]

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good day.

I'll be around some.

[Wayne Gray]

20 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

 Hope you feel better right quick, Wayne. That sighting sounds adorbs.  

Thank you.
I have a 23.2-megapixel camera that uselessly is at home.  I live in an outdoorsman's paradise.  I really should know better than to leave it there, even during mundane trips.  I saw elk yesterday, ducks today, cranes most days.  I'm failing on the whole documenting memories front.

[Reader1810]

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

Thank you.
I have a 23.2-megapixel camera that uselessly is at home.  I live in an outdoorsman's paradise.  I really should know better than to leave it there, even during mundane trips.  I saw elk yesterday, ducks today, cranes most days.  I'm failing on the whole documenting memories front.

I still have the pic somewhere in my collection of accumulated stuff from my teen years. I opened the front door of my house and what a sight I encountered. On the far side of the road was a family of Canada Geese. One parent at the front with the other bringing up the rear. In between them were three or four baby geese (can’t recall how many) They were just walking down the road - heading to the lake from wherever their nest had been was our guess. This was somewhat confirmed by the mail carrier who had seen this family in transit as well. They only had a couple blocks left to go, but I have always wondered how they knew when to turn the corner and head in the correct direction. Internal GPS, perhaps?  

Im going to my parents this weekend, if I can find the pic, I’ll try and post a copy of it, here. 

[MacGreg]

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

Thank you.
I have a 23.2-megapixel camera that uselessly is at home.  I live in an outdoorsman's paradise.  I really should know better than to leave it there, even during mundane trips.  I saw elk yesterday, ducks today, cranes most days.  I'm failing on the whole documenting memories front.

So often I wish my eyes had camera capability. Then, an actual camera would be unnecessary, and a flash moment could be easily captured and archived. I suppose there's some wearable device, like Google Glasses, that has this feature. But I'd like to just blink and have an instant snapshot. 

[MacGreg]

Oh, and I hope you're starting to feel better, @Wayne Gray.

 

[Wayne Gray]

11 minutes ago, MacGreg said:

Oh, and I hope you're starting to feel better, @Wayne Gray.

 

Thanks, Mac.  I feel well enough to plow through the day.  Also did my duty and warned my husband to get Emergen-C on board.  The microbial assault is coming, and he should get a fighting chance at least.

[Kitt]

38 minutes ago, MacGreg said:

So often I wish my eyes had camera capability. Then, an actual camera would be unnecessary, and a flash moment could be easily captured and archived. I suppose there's some wearable device, like Google Glasses, that has this feature. But I'd like to just blink and have an instant snapshot. 

Are you kidding me? I take enough pics as it is! Have to download my phone on the avg of once a month!

[Mikiesboy]

Ok...on a bus...but today should have been an uber day

[Wayne Gray]

1 minute ago, Mikiesboy said:

Ok...on a bus...but today should have been an uber day

Not enjoying the show today?